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Apache License: History, Reception and adoption & Licensing conditions

The Apache License is a permissive free-software and free and open source software license written by the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). It allows users to use the software for any purpose, to distribute it, to modify it, and to distribute modified versions of the software under the terms of the license, without concern for royalties. The ASF and its…

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Apache License topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Reception and adoption and Licensing conditions as prominent areas in the source structure around Apache License.

Related topics
27
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
32
Extracted relationships
65
Concept neighborhoods
16
Bridge connections
32

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Reception and adoption · 11 topics
History · 8 topics
Overview · 4 topics
Licensing conditions · 3 topics
Compatibility · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Author
The Apache Software Foundation
Publisher
The Apache Software Foundation
Copyleft
No
Debian FSG compatible
Yes
FSF approved
Yes
GPL compatible
Yes (Version 2.0 only → GPLv3 only)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Licensing conditions

Compatibility

Reception and adoption

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Apache License connects Entity context

The extracted context around Apache License shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Apache License → Android, Apache, As, Black Duck Software, FOSS, GitHub, Google, Google Code, GPLv2, In, In October, May, MIT License, SourceForge Another extracted example is Apache License → Apache, Apache Group, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Software Foundation, Beginning, Berkeley Software Distribution, BSD, Free Software Foundation, In, In July, Individual, Its. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Apache License

Top relations

related to Reception and adoption · 14
Apache License → Android, Apache, As, Black Duck Software, FOSS, GitHub, Google, Google Code, GPLv2, In, In October, May, MIT License, SourceForge
related to history · 12
Apache License → Apache, Apache Group, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Software Foundation, Beginning, Berkeley Software Distribution, BSD, Free Software Foundation, In, In July, Individual, Its
related to Compatibility · 11
Apache License → Because, Free Software Foundation, Furthermore, GNU General Public License, GPL, GPLv2, GPLv3, If, LLVM, The Apache Software Foundation, The Free Software Foundation
related to Apache License 2.0 · 5
Apache License → Section, The, The Apache License, Through, Work
related to Licensing conditions · 4
Apache License → If, In, It, The Apache License
see also · 4
Apache License → Apache, Apache Software Foundation, Comparison, Free
is a · 2
Apache License → permissive free-software and free and open source software license written by the Apache Software Foundation, third most popular license in the FOSS domain after MIT License and GPLv2.The OpenBSD project does not consider the Apache License 2.0 to be an acceptable free license because o…
Author · 1
Apache License → The Apache Software Foundation
Copyleft · 1
Apache License → No
Debian FSG compatible · 1
Apache License → Yes

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

license apache software foundation free projects patent terms licenses versions asf version different gplv3 gpl original derivative attribution licensed may

Apache License relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 65 structured relationships around Apache License. Examples in this analysis include Apache License → Author → The Apache Software Foundation and Apache License → Copyleft → No. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Apache LicenseAuthorThe Apache Software Foundation1.00infobox
Apache LicenseCopyleftNo1.00infobox
Apache LicenseDebian FSG compatibleYes1.00infobox
Apache LicenseFSF approvedYes1.00infobox
Apache LicenseGPL compatibleYes (Version 2.0 only → GPLv3 only)1.00infobox
Apache LicenseLatest version2.01.00infobox
Apache LicenseLinking from code with a different licenseYes1.00infobox
Apache LicenseOSI approvedYes1.00infobox
Apache LicensePublishedJanuary 2004; 22 years ago (2004-01)1.00infobox
Apache LicensePublisherThe Apache Software Foundation1.00infobox
Apache LicenseSPDX identifierApache-2.0 Apache-1.1 Apache-1.01.00infobox
Apache LicenseWebsiteapache.org/licenses1.00infobox
Apache Licenseis apermissive free-software and free and open source software license written by the Apache Software Foundation0.90text
Apache Licenseis athird most popular license in the FOSS domain after MIT License and GPLv2.The OpenBSD project does not consider the Apache License 2.0 to be an acceptable free license because o…0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Apache License bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include License, Software and Foundation. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Apache License
    • License
    • Software
    • Foundation
    • Free
    • Projects
    • Asf
    • Code
    • Compatible
    • Gpl
    • Gplv3
    • Using
    • Versions
  • apache license
    • License
    • Software
    • Free
    • Foundation
    • Projects
    • Asf
    • Code
    • Compatible
    • Gpl
    • Gplv3
    • Using
    • Licenses
  • free and open source software
    • Foundation
    • Software
    • Licenses
    • License
    • Free-software
    • Work
    • Works
    • Gpl
    • Use
    • Version
    • Versions
    • Patent
  • apache software foundation
    • Free
    • License
    • Software
    • Gpl
    • Licenses
    • Version
    • Free-software
    • Foundation
    • Code
    • Compatible
    • Gplv3
    • Use
  • apache http server
    • License
    • Software
    • Foundation
    • Free
    • Projects
    • Asf
    • Code
    • Compatible
    • Gpl
    • Gplv3
    • Using
    • Versions
  • original 4-clause bsd license
    • Works
    • Clause
    • Software
    • Must
    • Work
    • File
    • Notices
    • Free
    • Foundation
    • Projects
    • Permissive
    • Source
  • berkeley software distribution
    • Licenses
    • Gpl
    • Use
    • Version
    • Versions
    • Patent
    • Projects
    • Clause
    • Code
    • Compatible
    • Gplv3
    • Using
  • free software foundation
    • Foundation
    • Free
    • Software
    • Gpl
    • Licenses
    • Version
    • Free-software
    • License
    • Code
    • Compatible
    • Gplv3
    • Use

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Apache License, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Apache License with Reception and adoption. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Apache License — Reception and adoption · splits 21 ⟂ 12
Apache License — History · splits 24 ⟂ 9
Apache License — Overview · splits 28 ⟂ 5
Apache License — Licensing conditions · splits 29 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Apache License

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples65
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Apache License to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Reception and adoption & Licensing conditions, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Apache License · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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